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Hearst Museum object titled Faja, accession number 3-169, described as Woman’s waistband or faja. (Cotton warp covers straw or sisal weft. Red, blue, yellow. Warp ends braided. 1m 9cm long, 5 cm wide.)
Hearst Museum object titled Faja, accession number 3-223, described as Faja, a woman’s waistband (Weft, some vegetal fiber, dyed lavendar. Warp: cotton, red, white and blues. Braided together at one end, gathered and tied at other. 1 m 18 cm long, 6 cm wide tapering to 4 cm at unbraided end.)
Hearst Museum object titled Faja, accession number 3-157, described as Woman’s waistband (faja). (Cotton with cotton and sisal or straw warp. Red, green, yellow, black, and white warp ends. Braided. 2 at one end, 3 at other. 1 m 41 cm long, 3.6 cm wide.)
Hearst Museum object titled Faja, accession number 3-99, described as Faja or woman's waistband; 3-99 cotton; red, white, green and yellow; warp ends braided; approximately 1 m 55 cm long, 5.5 cm wide
Hearst Museum object titled Faja, accession number 3-231, described as Woman’s waistband (Cotton, thick weft. White, red, blue yellow, and purple. Warp braided at one end, gathered and tied at other. 1m 4 cm long, 5.5 +4.5 cm wide).
Hearst Museum object titled Faja, accession number 3-233, described as Girdle or woman’s waistband (Woven of natural black and white wool, thin 3 ply yarn stripes. Only warp shows stripes. Unwoven warp ends simple curl together at ends. Approximately 3 m 4 cm long, 7 cm wide.)
Hearst Museum object titled Faja, accession number 3-156, described as Woman’s waistband (faja). (White, red, green and yellow cotton. Warp ends braided. 1m 18 cm long, 3 cm wide.)
Hearst Museum object titled Faja, accession number 3-124, described as Waistband for woman; for the color red the fiber is wool and the dye result is synthetic
Hearst Museum object titled Faja, accession number 3-92, described as Faja or woman’s waistband; cotton with wool brocade; red, white, blue, yellow and green; warp braided together at ends; approximately 2 m 30 cm long, 7.7 cm wide Reindeer, men, geometric forms
Hearst Museum object titled Faja, accession number 3-234, described as Girdle or woman’s waistband. (Same as 3-234 except that loose warp ends are twisted together to form black or white fringes, knotted at ends. Approximately 9 cm long. Length 1 m 62 cm, width 6 cm.)

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